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A recent report from the Pew Research Center says nationwide printed newspaper weekday circulation has dropped to 34.7 million nationwide, the lowest it’s been in more than 70 years. The only time it was lower was in 1940 when circulation stood at 32 million and the US population was 132 million, compared to 325 million …

Why should you care about search engine optimization? Well, if you are in business, you want customers to find you online. Did you know that 97-percent of Americans use the internet to search for local businesses. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is a fancy term for getting your business to rank higher in Google search …

My take-away from the California League of Cities Planning Commissioner’s Academy –By now, everyone has seen news reports of Google’s automated cars around California and Nevada. Driverless vehicles, also known as autonomous, automated or self-driving cars, are no longer science fiction. The technology is here now, and many companies are already testing them on the …

I’m put to the test judging Paso Robles wines It’s no secret I am a fan of wine. It started when I was a youngster. One Thanksgiving dinner, my uncle Randy slipped a little red wine in my cowboy boot cup and I was hooked. It probably helped that my dad was the liquor buyer …

Local food, wine and adventure blogger, and friend, Matt Browne interviewed me for a Q&A on his Hoot n Annie website. It was a lot of fun and I really appreciated it. Original post is here. This is a re-post: Q&A with Scott Brennan of Access Publishing I met Scott Brennan seven or eight years ago …

A last-minute planning commission meeting was called by city staff on the Tuesday before Christmas. The city attorney, police chief and community development director asked our commission to rush to pass new rules prohibiting or restricting cultivation of medical marijuana for personal use in Paso Robles. The staff said it was important to rush the …

I had the honor of introducing LA Rams standout Dennis Harrah at a recent meeting of our Paso Robles Rotary Club. He came to our annual Cats vs. Hounds luncheon, where we met all the high school football players from Paso Robles and Atascadero before they played in the big rivalry game. The game did …

Aug. 4, 2015 – KVEC 920 San Luis Obispo radio talk show host Dave Congalton interviewed me to talk about a North County “Media War” with News Media Corp.’s owner John Tompkins. In the 20-minute segment, Congalton and I discuss a threatening voicemail I received from News Media Corp. owner John Tompkins. Congalton called me because my …

Here’s my view of the city decision to re-open the city pool at Centennial Park. Good job city council! The Paso Robles City Council voted earlier this month to take the steps necessary to open Centennial Pool for the summer in 2016. With the city looking to restore some of the services lost during the …

North Paso Robles has had a bad reputation. There is a perception of it having more crime, more drugs, more gangs. Though it’s only a part of the north side, Paso Robles Housing Authority is making a big difference to change that perception with its newly rebuilt Oak Park housing. With its new, modern, state-of-the-art …